Should I give in? I really love sex, I even pleasure myself like every damn day. But I do not want to do it casually. I want to have sex with burning passion and love. I feel so pressured to do it because my friends were hooking up casually. Should I take the plunge too?

I think you should do whatever is going to make you feel good, happy,
and proud of yourself. If you want to have sex just to have sex, do it.
There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. But if you know that you
might regret doing it, then don’t. Just wait.

Three months from now: will you be happy about it?

1 year from now: will you feel a little bummed that you didn’t wait?

4
years from now: will you think: “wow, I was such an idiot for needing
to be just like my friends and hooked up with that loser that one time”?

You
said yourself that you didn’t want it to be casual. If that’s really
what you want then stand by it and the time will come when you meet
someone you want to take the plunge with. Wait for someone good. 🙂
That’s my advice. They won’t be the love of your life. You don’t even
need it to be a long term relationship. Just make sure it’s someone good.